Chapter 77

【Mission Rank: S】

【Mission Type: Exploration】

【Mission Requirement: Confirm the strength and habits of the special monster "Black Puji," or slay it】

【Mission Reward: 100 gold coins/200 gold coins (slaying), one Level 2 Exchange Voucher】

【Mission Description: The activity range of the special monster "Black Puji" is the fifth and sixth floors, with recorded battle achievements...】

Four days after the news of the Begoen team's annihilation was confirmed, under the countless "disturbances" of Mirabelle, branch president Oberon finally issued the S-rank guild bounty as Mirabelle requested.

Mirabelle had no choice; Oberon was going to be transferred away, so he didn't care, but she was still here!

When the newly appointed branch president saw that the guild hadn't done anything about such a big matter, wasting a large amount of adventurer support,

everyone would be treated as lazy, and who knew if they would use this reason to have a major reshuffle and replace them with the new president's own people.

She was still planning to rely on her seniority to eventually get transferred to headquarters for a leisurely retirement job!

So she could only keep disturbing Oberon; if Oberon didn't issue the bounty, she wouldn't let him drink comfortably.

Fortunately, it was finally done, although it took a little bit more time.

As for whether anyone would complete it later?

That was none of Mirabelle's business; having completed the guild mission issuance process, she had done her duty.

There were three modes for adventurer guild missions.

One was a bounty mission entrusted by others, covering everything from escorting to gathering, from rescuing to hunting specific targets.

After the guild made a preliminary assessment, the deposit and commission fee were paid, and then it would be hung on the mission board; this was also the type of mission most adventurers took.

Another was a long-term commission issued by the guild, usually focusing on collecting various materials; although called a mission, it was actually closer to near-infinite acquisition.

The acquisition price was generally equal to the market floor price; adventurers would only choose to sell to the guild when some ordinary materials had nowhere else to be sold.

The last type was the guild special commission mission, which adventurers simply called a guild bounty.

It was generally a mobilization bounty issued when the adventurer guild felt that some matters had to be dealt with.

The mission rank was at least A-rank or above.

And its characteristics, besides being urgent or difficult, were also very generous in terms of rewards...

In front of the mission board rotating under magic radiance, quite a few adventurers who had heard the news had already gathered.

They weren't here to take the mission, just purely to see the novelty.

"It really is S-rank!"

This point actually didn't exceed everyone's expectations; after all, an entire Gold-rank team had been wiped out, if it wasn't S-rank, what was it?

Some even speculated it would be an S+ mission, but this speculation didn't have much of an audience.

The Amethyst Dungeon hadn't had an S+ guild bounty for at least ten years, and even the last S-rank mission was three years ago when a Flesh Master had somehow been raised on the ninth floor.

That thing wasn't too strong for Diamond-rankers, but the entire ninth floor was its flesh and hard to kill; the most critical thing was that it had sealed off the passages, forcing the guild to issue an S-rank large-scale sweeping mission.

They found nine Diamond-rank powerhouses to organize and suppress it, finally destroying the core.

The nature of that "large-scale sweeping mission" was completely different from this "exploration."

As for S+ missions?

Like legends, there were many rumors, but none had reference value; the truth was probably only to be found in the guild database.

"The gold coins don't seem like much!"

Some adventurers seeing an S-rank guild bounty for the first time felt the reward was small.

They had seen privately issued S-rank missions a few times, not to mention the one about rescuing the Duke's daughter, a special case that still made adventurers talk about it with relish. Even the more conventional ones, which appeared before the magic tide, like collecting werewolf fangs, had a bounty price of 10 gold per fang, meaning one werewolf was at least 40 gold.

You have to know, even the werewolves on the 10th floor weren't all level 50; most were around 40+.

The Begoen team could try to earn that money if they were ruthless.

Compared to that, the gold coin reward for this bounty was indeed not too much.

However, this person who felt the gold coins were few was soon fiercely mocked by those around him.

"You idiot, you probably don't know what that Level 2 Exchange Voucher behind it means, do you? You only know how to stare at your few gold coins, what a lack of ambition!"

"Then... then you tell me, what can this exchange voucher be exchanged for?" the person said unconvinced.

"A Level 2 Exchange Voucher can be used to go to the guild warehouse and choose any B-rank equipment! Do you understand the gold content of this 'choose any'?"

Hiss—

Those around who heard this news for the first time couldn't help but gasp in shock.

B-rank equipment was at least skill equipment; a Gold-rank adventurer having one piece was enough to make people envious.

"Choose any" greatly increased the gold content of this reward.

After all, skill equipment was something that had a price but no market; it wasn't easy to find one that perfectly matched yourself, but the guild warehouse could undoubtedly satisfy this need.

"Then there must be other level exchange vouchers!"

Seeing someone ask, the speaker fully enjoyed the gazes cast by the crowd and very generously shared this information, which wasn't exactly a secret:

"Of course there are; Level 3 Exchange Vouchers can only be exchanged for some attribute equipment or less practical skill equipment.

Level 1 Exchange Vouchers are much more powerful; Fire Rider Quince's Flame Dragon Slash, Pale Bow Viland's Moon Light, are all A-rank equipment that can be exchanged for with a Level 1 Exchange Voucher!"

Someone asked again: "Then is there S-rank equipment?"

"S-rank?

Officially, there is no such thing as S-rank equipment; if you insist on saying what is S-rank equipment, the legendary Hero's Sword might be it.

But that sword disappeared with the Hero long ago, so it can only be considered a legend."

For a time, everyone in the hall discussed the various skill equipment they knew, as if they could also possess one.

The bustle of the guild hall lasted from day until night, but this bounty was still hanging there, and no one had moved it...

It wasn't until late at night, after the guild receptionist Helena had finished her shift.

A man dressed as gorgeously as a noble stepped into the hall, went straight to the mission board, and took down this guild bounty.

When the bounty was handed to the counter, the girl on the night shift recognized this person.

"Mr. Aiding?"

The man's handsome appearance made the girl blush a little, but she still seriously said according to the requirements:

"Sir, your adventurer rank is sufficient, but this exploration mission is not low in danger; it requires at least three people to take it."

Aiding nodded slightly, indicating he understood, and then hooked his hand outward, and his teammates walked in.

"That's fine." The girl took the three identity cards and quickly completed the registration, "Mr. Aiding, the exclusive period for the mission is 5 days; if it is not settled after 5 days, the mission may be hung out again, you understand, right?"

These were all standard procedures, and Aiding naturally understood.

Taking the identity cards and saying goodbye to the receptionist who was starstruck behind him, Aiding walked out of the guild hall alone.

He reached into his bosom and took out a small bag of green mushrooms—one always needs to relax properly before working.